Counting down to a special event adds to the excitement and build up towards it. Thankfully, the Google Play Store has an application that does exactly this, with an easy-to-use interface that trumps many of the others. My Day is a free application with in-app purchases, and it allows you to set a date that the application will count down towards. It is available on the Play Store and has quite an attractive user interface.

Steps

Part 1

Getting My Day

1

Open the Play Store with a tap of the application icon in your home screen. This is the shopping bag icon with the Play icon on it.

You will also be able to launch it from the application drawer or list.

2

Search for My Day. Tap on the magnifying glass icon in the upper right corner of the Play Store and type in “My Day” in the search bar. Tap the magnifying glass icon again to begin the search.

3

Select the app. Tap on the application name that appears. It is the app authored by Yalantis.

4

Install My Day. Press the “Install” button, read through the permissions, and press “Accept” to grant them and begin the download and installation.

5

Launch My Day. Once it finishes installing, you can press the “Open” button that replaces the “Install” button in the Play Store app description page.

Part 2

Counting Down to a Special Day

1

Create an event. Now that you are at the app’s main screen, you can begin adding a specific day for the app to count down towards. Do this by tapping the button at the bottom that says “Create First Event” to quickly make an event countdown.

2

Enter the event date. The next screen will show you a charming background with numbers on the top for month, day, and year.

Tap the numbers, and a number wheel will appear. Set the date you wish for the app to count down to and press “Done.”

If it is an annual thing, tap on the box opposite to “Repeat Annually” and press “Done.”

3

Start the countdown. Tap the “Start Using My Day” button to begin counting down. In the next screen, you should see the days you’ve set.

Part 3

Making a My Day Widget

1

Go Home. You will want to make a widget so that you can easily see how many days there are left. Tap or press the Home button on your device to go back to the home screen.

2

Tap and hold an empty area in the home screen. This will open the home screen configuration menu.

3

View widgets. Tap on “Widgets” from the menu, and look for the My Day widget.

4

Add the My Day widget to your home screen. Tap on it. It will open My Day and let you choose the day you want to assign the widget to.

Tap the day you want to have the widget count and press the “Assign to Widget” button at the top.

You will now have an active countdown toward that special day on your home screen!